PM should check facts: Kapil Sibal

Modi was referring to the lawyer Kapil Sibal's plea in the Supreme Court on Tuesday asking that the case not be heard before the 2019 elections because its outcome could have a bearing on that poll.

The Supreme Court deferred the hearing in the case for February 8, 2018, following which, a controversy erupted wherein the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) attacked the Congress Party and Sibal of adopting a double standard on the issue and politicising it.

To this end, Sunni Waqf Board member Haji Mehboob, who had earlier in the day distanced himself from Sibal's statement, said, "If Jilani saab is saying that what Kapil Sibal said yesterday was right, then I agree with him".

What does he mean, when he says don't hear the matter till 2019 as it will have an impact outside? "The prime minister should decide if he is giving any direction to the Supreme Court", Sharma said. "I just want the issue to be resolved soon", Mehboob said. In this case, advocate Syed Shahid Hussain Rizvi, who is the AoR for UP Sunni Waqf Board, had signed an appearance slip clearly mentioning that Sibal appeared for the board on Thursday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi unleashed a tirade against Sibal and Congress over "the cause of the Muslim community" and suggestion "to stop the hearing of Ram temple (issue) in the name of elections".

"In the Supreme Court, Congress MP Kapil Sibal was arguing (which is his right) for the Babri Masjid. You want to keep the issue unresolved for political gain and losses in the elections?"

"As the representative body (of Muslims), the board endorses and confirms the said statement of the counsels made in court", it said in a statement. A list showing which lawyer appeared for which side, part of the very same December 5 order sheet, showed that the prominent lawyer appeared for UP Sunni Waqf Board, whose civil appeal has been numbered "4192" of 2011.

The Hindus, however, claim that a Ram temple that originally stood there was demolished to construct the mosque.

"The hearing was taken up for the first time yesterday and BJP president Amit Shah gave reaction on Sibal's statement", he said, adding that this in itself was indicative of what will happen if the hearing was taken up on a daily basis.

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